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==Electrocardiogram== | ==Electrocardiogram== | ||
*An ECG may be helpful in the diagnosis of altitude sickness. Findings on an ECG suggestive of altitude sickness include: | *An ECG may be helpful in the diagnosis of altitude sickness. Findings on an ECG suggestive of altitude sickness include:<ref name="pmid6096139">{{cite journal |vauthors=Saurenmann P, Koller EA |title=The ECG changes due to altitude and to catecholamines |journal=Eur J Appl Physiol Occup Physiol |volume=53 |issue=1 |pages=35–42 |date=1984 |pmid=6096139 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
**Shortening of R-R interval | **Shortening of R-R interval | ||
**Shortening of the lengthening of Q-T and in particular for the ST-T flattening | **Shortening of the lengthening of Q-T and in particular for the ST-T flattening | ||
Revision as of 15:30, 21 March 2018
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
There are no ECG findings associated with [disease name].
OR
An ECG may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings on an ECG suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].
Electrocardiogram
- An ECG may be helpful in the diagnosis of altitude sickness. Findings on an ECG suggestive of altitude sickness include:[1]
- Shortening of R-R interval
- Shortening of the lengthening of Q-T and in particular for the ST-T flattening